I read in a South African motor magazine recently that the scribe does not care if the classic car he was selling has its original engine fitted? In his case the sale of the car depended on the original unit,so I can understand his attitude.
To me originalality is everything,this is why a Le Mans past racer Austin Heally 100 has just sold for the staggering sum of 1.3 million U$,or in South African Rands about R10,600,000,thats right ten point six million rands for an old car!
That car still had its old paint works,it was complete with its rusty wire wheels,the bonnet was missing but may have been removed,the original steering wheel and instuments were still there,the car has done only 32,000 miles. So being original is the idea.
The plastic trim clip parts from Rootes I am using are genuine,even the plastic bags are the genuine thing,so why use copies when we can still have originals.it seems to me we are back to that engine again?
How hard can this be?
R McB
That auction?
London - A vintage British racing car at the centre of motorsport's most deadly accident sold for a record-breaking price - the equivalent of about R10.6-million - at a British auction.
The 1953 Austin Healey 100 Special Test Car was involved in the 1955 Le Mans disaster which claimed the lives of French driver Pierre Levegh - and 83 spectators. It had lain untouched in an English barn for 42 years.
By Mike Spinelli.
Like all racing accidents, the most horrific crash in the history of motorsports happened in a single, chaotic sequence. When Jaguar driver Mike Hawthorn dove unexpectedly into pit lane, Lance Macklin swerved his Austin Healey into the trajectory of Pierre Levegh's Mercedes 300SLR.
http://jalopnik.com/austin-healey-100/
